Originally Posted by Duff Man
How so? I'm just debating wether or not he's a neo-con or a typical republican (republican defined by the republican mission of the past 30 years - I would never...ever place FDR or Eisenhower in the same class as the cronie republicans in washington of the past 30 years)
As Kai pointed out, FDR was a Democrat. Eisenhower was a Republican who I would have voted for as many times as I could.
The Republican Party used to be the party of personal liberty and small government. They used to follow a doctrine of states rights. They used to act like all of the bill of rights was important -- not just the second amendment.
But now they think a woman's right to choose is superceded by religious beliefs. And that you can never spend enough on the government (as long as you're spending it on the DOD and not the NEA). Now they think that the pursuit of happiness is a right belonging only to heterosexuals. They used to think that a balanced federal budget mattered, but those days are long gone.
I'm exaggerating, but not by much, to make a point. Incidentally, lots of Democrats follow these same principles, and it angers me.
Nevertheless, no administration in history has been worse for the American people than this one. I hope GWB and Darth Cheney get thrown in jail along with Donald "I'm Cool With Torture" Rumsfeld and Alberto "Anything Goes In War" Gonzales.